Border Patrol agents arrest migrant for illegal re-entry

Migrant with previous drug-related conviction arrested

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents have arrested a migrant for multiple illegal entries and will now serve seven months in prison.

61-year-old Yadira Del Socorro Carvajal-Juarez was apprehended near Morelos Dam in July.

She was previously convicted for a drug-related charge and is now being charged for illegal re-entry.

Carvajal-Juarez will be returned to Nicaragua after completing her sentence.